Ronald Rogers-Bey v. Michael P. Lane

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Ronald Rogers-Bey (“Rogers”) petitions this Court by writ of habeas corpus alleging that he was denied a fair trial in violation of the due process clause and was denied effective assistance of counsel in violation of the sixth amendment. To sup*280port his claims, he alleges that the admission of hearsay evidence, which he argues was critical to the jury’s guilty verdict, denied him a fair trial. In addition, he maintains that his counsel improperly prevented him from testifying on his own behalf, thus denying him effective assistance of counsel and the right to testify. The…